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Ramswamy fort gate

Ramswamy fort gate

  Continuing with the endeavor of getting you a glimpse of past Belgaum here is another great picture found by Mr.Sahir Kittur on Ebay.     This is the picture of the Ramswamy fort gate inside the Belgaum Fort. 

Ramswamy fort gate
Club road in Fort

Club road in Fort

Thanks to Aziz for these pictures. This particular photo of the St.Mary’s church is again distinct, as all earlier images were taken from the side whereas this one is from the front. All the old pics like these are treasures.

Club road in Fort
Church inside the Belgaum fort

Church inside the Belgaum fort

Sahir Kittur was able to find this masterpiece of Belgaum’s history; The Belgaum fort which is so neglected by the authorities. The pictures here show the golden past of the fort. The fort Church Belgaum: Not many know that there was a church in the fort (including me). Aziz who has spent many years around the fort area [...]

Church inside the Belgaum fort
1st century AD coins used in Belgaum

1st century AD coins used in Belgaum

Link shared by Sahir Kittur & research done Brahmananad chipre The south west region was ruled by the Kuras during the 1st century AD and they were the major power. Brahmapuri and Madhavapur (Kolhapur and Belgaum) were the two major seats. Some of the military achievements over Chutus shows the influence of Chutus in their coinage. They mainly ruled [...]

1st century AD coins used in Belgaum
Dhumney stand Belgaum

Dhumney stand Belgaum

Sahir, just found this on the internet. This is the Dhumney Stand somewhere in 1930 to 1942. There is a street named Dhumney Street in Camp, must be the same place.

Dhumney stand Belgaum
Belgaum railway station in 1920

Belgaum railway station in 1920

Thanks to Sahir for sharing a picture he found of the Belgaum Railway station which is around the year 1938-1945. Another photo which is much older was found by team AAB which might not be anywhere on the internet. Its most probable date might be 1920-1930. The exact year could be 1925 but it could [...]

Belgaum railway station in 1920
1878 GOVERNMENT GARDEN and BANDSTAND at Belgaum

1878 GOVERNMENT GARDEN and BANDSTAND at Belgaum

  This is another masterpiece for all to cherish. Sahir Kittur has got this image of a postcard and its states’ ”  1878 GOVERNMENT GARDEN and BANDSTAND”.     From first glance it looks to be the QUEENS GARDEN in camp where there was a band stand in the centre of the park.  This blog’s History Editor Bramhanand Chipre also [...]

1878 GOVERNMENT GARDEN and BANDSTAND at Belgaum
Name this place Congress Well also known as Pampa Sarovar

Name this place Congress Well also known as Pampa Sarovar

Name this place in the photograph? This photo is of year 2000, now there have been drastic changes at the spot. Clue: Very important historically                      The Congress well commonly called as but its actual name was Pampa Sarovar built during the 1924 Congress session to fulfill the water requirement of the whole session for a cost of Rs.4370 [...]

Name this place Congress Well also known as Pampa Sarovar
INOX Belgaum will have 3 screens

INOX Belgaum will have 3 screens

08 February 2010

AAB broke the news of second multiplex in Belgaum and here more details to add to it. Read here The INOX Belgaum will have THREE SCREEN and total capacity of 897 persons. The INOX website does not make a mention of the address but it is Chandan Cinema for sure.

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Belgaum BANDH tomorrow

08 February 2010

KRV and other Kannada organisations have a called for a Belgaum BANDH for tomorrow Tuesday 9th February. The Bandh has been called after the Maharashtra Politicians had squashed that Marathi people have been facing injustics from the government. As tomorrow is weekly holiday for the Belgaum market the effect of the bandh call has to be seen, [...]

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Why Belgaum and not Bangalore?

08 February 2010

Source: ITBelgaum.com One of the most common questions I – as an entrepreneur – get is: “Why did you choose Belgaum? Why not Bangalore?”. Yes. It is true that Bangalore has established itself as the IT hub aka the Silicon Valley of India. Indeed, Bangalore today is known the world over for the IT presence in [...]

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Maharashtra politicians flayed by Kannada organizations sate wide

08 February 2010

‘Marathi people are being provoked at the cost of linguistic harmony’ ‘Many Marathi medium schools in Karnataka get grant-in-aid’ Pro-Kannada leaders and organisation in Belgaum and the state have strongly condemned the allegations of Maharashtra political leaders at the Seema Parishad. The minister had in their speeches stated that the Marathis in Belgaum were facing injustice from [...]

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Victorious Lions lift the BCL

07 February 2010

In the Mla Sanjay Patil Belgaum Champions league T20 tournament the Victorious Lions won the finals to lift the cup. In the finals the Nasco Royals were beaten by Victorious Lions.

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Church street now and then

06 February 2010

Another image for those oldies who spent time in camp and for the young ones here is how it looks today.Church Street near M K swamy bakery, (Swamy bakery was initially three shops down the lane from the current one) Thanks Sahir Kittur for the search of the old photo, current photo UkMaD.

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Bhimgarh now wildlife sanctuary

06 February 2010

The ministry of environment and forests gave its consent to declare Bhimgadh (in Khanapur Taluk) in Belgaum district as a wildlife sanctuary. The Centre had given its consent for declaring 138 sqkm of forest as a wildlife sanctuary and the government issued the order three days ago. Bhmgadh was in news over the political issue between [...]

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MP writes to railway ministers with proposals for Belgaum

05 February 2010

MP Suresh Angadi has written letters to to the Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee and Union minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa urging them to include some proposals under the annual railway budget 2010-11. Proposals made: 1. new railway track along Belgaum-Bailhongal (Kittur)-Dharwad- survey work has already been completed. 2. up gradation of an [...]

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Seema Parishad

Seema Parishad

05 February 2010

The MES organized Seema Parishad (Convention of Marathis) just ended at Subhahs Maidan (Lele ground) today evening. The event was a crowd puller of sorts and number of people attending were in good numbers and same was the case with Police. Jayantrao Patil Minister for Rural Development (Maharashtra), Subhash Desai, leader of Shiv Sena, N D [...]

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Sambra Airport upgraded for ?

Sambra Airport upgraded for ?

05 February 2010

The Sambra airport has been upgraded with better facilities at a cost of Rs. 3.57 crore recently. airport now has its own ATC (Air Traffic Control) room and facilitates landing/take off during night hours too. Close Circuit Television and parking facility for 50 vehicles has also been provided. All this up gradation is of [...]

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Movies as on 05-02-2010

05 February 2010

 Theatre Movie Timings Big Cinemas 3 Idiots 3.15 Veer 12.15,6.30 Ishqiya 12.45,6.45,9.45pm Rann 3.45,9.30pm Nirmal Ram (K) 12.15pm,3.15,6.15,9.15 Huns Shri Banshankari Mata (K) 12,3,6,9 Arun 12.30,2,4,7 Roopali Sahukat (K) 12.15,3,6,9 Balkrishna 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 Chitra Porki (K) 12,3,6,9 Swaroop Namo Venkatesh 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15 Hira Veer 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15 Prakash Maat Maatalli (K) 12.15,3.15,.615,9.15 Nartaki 3 Idiots 2.45,5.45,9.15 Santosh Shankar Guru (K) 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15pm Globe Bandit Queen 12.15,1.45,3.45,6.45 Kindly check the excat  timings with the theatres

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RAF in town for tomorrows Seema Parishat

RAF in town for tomorrows Seema Parishat

04 February 2010

The Rapid Action force is in town and did a flag march on the streets of Belgaum to show their presence in the city. They are here for the ‘Bandobast’ for the SEEMA PARISHAT called by the MES and other Marathi speaking organizations. The SEEMA PARISHAT has been called for the rejuvenation of the cause [...]

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